Houston officials filed a lawsuit to stop the state of Texas from enforcing a draconian law that critics have dubbed the “Death Star' bill, writes _Jahan.
The legislation bars localities from passing certain laws if they contradict state law related to agriculture, business and commerce, finance, insurance, labor, local government, natural resources, occupations or property. , lawyers representing Houston call the law “hopelessly vague” and claim it violates the state constitution by broadly pre-empting local laws. The city asks the court to deem the law “void and unenforceable.
As an example, the suit claims the Death Star law is bound to cause confusion because it doesn’t require that a local law actually"Under HB 2127, if the State regulates anything in an unspecified 'field,' local regulation is arguably entirely precluded in the undefined area unless there is express legislative authorization," according to the lawsuit.of Texas Republicans for effectively creating a force field around legislative areas they think should remain untouched.
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